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Little Jesus, the Happy Helper
Memory Verse:
“[Jesus] was obedient.” L U K E 2 : 5 1 , N I V .
The Message:
I obey and help others.
Parents:
By the end of this month you can help your child Knowthat they can obey as Jesus did.
Feelloving toward family members and pets.
Respondby being obedient to parents and kind to family members and pets.
R E F E R E N C E S : L U K E 2 : 2 1 , 3 9 , 4 0 , 5 1 ; T H E D E S I R E O F A G E S ,P P . 6 8 - 8 3 .
7 James is a helper. He cannot mow the lawn for Mother. But
he can give her a glass of water. Little Jesus was a helper too.
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ittle Jesus wakes up happy. [Yawn, stretch, smile.]He rolls up His bed. [Roll up a towel.]
He kneels to talk to God. [Clasp hands together.] “Dear God, thank You for a good sleep. Help me listen today. Make me a happy helper. Amen.”
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his is the town of Nazareth.[Point to the town.]
Little Jesus lives in a little house here. He is a happy helper at home.
Some of the people in town are bad. Some of the people are sad.
Little Jesus [Point to Jesus.] wants to be their happy helper too.
Little Jesus says kind words to everyone.
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ittle Jesus learns out- doors. He learns about God out here.He moves the caterpillar from the path to keep it safe.
[Point to the caterpillar.]
See the bird’s nest?
[Point to the nest.]
Little Jesus does not touch the eggs.
Mother birds don’t want us to touch their eggs.
Little Jesus is a happy helper for all God’s creatures.
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ittle Jesus learns at home. His mother is His teacher. He learns about God.[Point up.] He can say Bible words. Can you say Bible words?
Little Jesus is God’s happy helper. He lis- tens to what God says.
Can you listen and help today? [Pray that God will make your child His happy helper.]
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ome out toplay!” the children say.“Not yet!” Little Jesus calls. [Point to Jesus, then to Mary.]
“I am helping Mother.”
Little Jesus will play when His work is done.
“You don’t go to school,” the big boys tease. [Point to big boys.]
“My mother is my teacher,” Jesus answers.
Jesus goes to school at home. [Show previ- ous picture.]
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Jesus’ hammer. [Pointang! Bang!Bang! See to Jesus, then to the hammer.] Little Jesus pounds a nail.Scrape, scrape, scrape. See father Joseph’s plane. [Point to father Joseph, then to the plane.] The plane smooths the wood. [Point to the wood.] See the wood curl.
Father Joseph works hard. Little Jesus works hard beside him.
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isten! Listen![Hold your hand by one ear.] The rabbi is blowing on the horn to call the people to worship on the Sabbath day.
[Point to the rabbi, then the ram’s horn.]
Listen! Listen!
[Hold your hand by one ear.] Jesus hears. His mother hears. Father Joseph hears. [Point
to each one.]
Jesus likes to be at
church.
“Come!”
He says.
“Come help us sing and pray.”
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Sing “I’m a Happy Helper” or make up your own song about helping.
Make a card or hand print for a family or church member. Deliver it in person. Pray for that person today.
Encourage your child to feed the family pet. Thank Jesus for pets.
Pick some wild- flowers or garden flowers and offer them to someone else.
Use fingers and a bright lamp or the sun to make shadow figures.
Talk about helping hands.
Trace your child’s helping hands and feet. Write “_____
is a happy helper”
on the tracing and put it where your family will see it.
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tudy these suggestions for something to do each day. Select those that are appropriate for your child’s developmental stage and repeat them often.23
Let your child help you pull weeds or do other work in the yard or gar- den. Thank your child for being a happy helper.
Sing the memory verse song while you pick up toys and clothes with your child.
Make smiling faces and frowning faces into a mirror.
Smiling faces are helping faces.
What are frowning faces? What face does your child have?
Praise your child for picking up his or her toys. Have a special place for them.
Encourage your child to hold and rock a baby doll.
Talk about being helpers when we comfort others.
Offer your child a small dusting rag and something to dust. Thank him or her for helping.
Help your child practice using his or her lips to say kind words, such as please, thank you, and you’re welcome.
Scatter some toys or articles. Count and see how quickly your child can place them in a basket. Do it again!
Let your child help identify and fold
his or her freshly
laundered clothes.
